Machynlleth to Borth – on the Wales Coast Path
A long day returning to the coast via gorgeous wooded valleys, forest, open hillsides and the margins of wildlife-rich bog and marshland
- Porthmadog-Harlech
- Harlech-Barmouth
- Barmouth-Llwyngwril
- Llwyngwril-Aberdyfi
- Aberdyfi-Machynlleth
- Machynlleth-Borth
- Borth-Aberystwyth
- Aberystwyth-Llanon
- Llanon-New Quay
- New Quay-Aberporth
- Aberporth-Cardigan
- Cardigan
Outline
Distance: 15 miles / 24 kilometres (or 18 miles / 29 kilometres )
Start: Clock tower at junction of A487 and A489 in Machynlleth SH 745 007
Finish: RNLI lifeboat station in Borth SN 608 889 (or Dyfi-Ynyslas National Nature Reserve visitor centre at Ynyslas – SN 609 941)
Maps: Ordnance Survey Explorer OL23 Cadair Idris & Llyn Tegid, Landranger 135 Aberystwyth and Machynlleth
Services: Machynlleth has a wide range of facilities including accommodation, places to eat, cash machines, shops and public toilets. (Aberdyfi Tourist Information Centre, Wharf Gardens, Sea View Terrace | 01654 767321| tic.aberdyfi@eryri-npa.org. uk). B&Bs, pub, café and community shop at Tre’r-ddôl. Borth has places to eat, a cash machine, shops, public toilets and accommodation, including several campsites and a youth hostel. The stretch between Machynlleth and Tre’r-ddôl is never far from the A487, so it is easy to drop down to the main road to find accommodation or catch a bus
Where to stay: Borth offers several lodges and mobile homes, including:
Sanderling, 289 Ynyslas Beach, Borth
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Plan your trip
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